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Not true country but the Cat Stevens "remake" of Tea for the Tillerman is excellent and despite sounding like a bizarre concept is actually worthy of existing.

 

I was afraid to listen because the original means SO much to me

 

The Daniel Romano fans out there might find this interesting.

The Aquarium Drunkard Guide To Daniel Romano’s 2020 : Aquarium Drunkard

 

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agreed 100%

 

So stoked that he made another country album in Content to Point the Way. I still like the majority of his non-country output but I still feel that that's where his real strength as a songwriter/singer lies.

 

Full new Truckers album out on Friday:

 

Stoked for this. I just hope Cooley gets more than two songs this time lol

 

Recent Ruston Kelly and John Moreland have been in heavy rotation lately with the cooler weather. Any recs for albums with similar vibes?

 

Looking for recommendations from this year or just in general?

 

Give the new Ken Yates album a try. And if you’re not familiar with him, check out Donovan Woods; he’s got a new one coming out next month, but his album from 2018 is always in regular rotation for me at this time of year.

 

The albums that came out this year by Arlo McKinley, Otis Gibbs, Waylon Payne, and Brent Cobb.

 

In general. I’ve been merely a dabbler in the genre but the two albums I mentioned in particular seem to fit with where I’ve been lately

 

There's a zillion awesome cooler weather country/americana records but here's a few to check out.

Male
Ian Noe - Between the Country
Jeffrey Martin - One Go Around
Evan Bartels - The Devil, God & Me
Scott Ruth - Telephone EP
Travis Meadows - First Cigarette
Gabe Lee - Honky Tonk Hell

Female
Caitlyn Smith - Starfire
Caroline Spence - Spades & Roses
Courtney Marie Andrews - May Your Kindness Remain
Emily Scott Robinson - Traveling Mercies
Katie Pruitt - Expectations
Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters - Self Titled

 

Every one of these guys has a name that just sounds like a country singer. They had no choice, really.

 

Haha yeah I guess they do.

 

A friend of mine named her baby Everett Gray Montanye (which is pronounced like Montaña) and I was like this kid's gonna be gruff voiced country singer.

 

The new Brothers Osborne album out tomorrow is not my favorite country album of the year, but it is absolutely the most FUN country album I have heard this year. I think people in this thread would get a kick out of it.

Also some of the best playing I've heard on a record in a long time. Incredible guitarwork, and some dynamite piano playing in there too.

 

This intrigues me.

 

Listened to it on my way to work. Never been a full-album fan of theirs, mainly just liked a few songs here and there.
This is already my fav of theirs. Those first 5 songs are just haymaker after haymaker. Really love the title track.
Are you doing a review of it?

 

Yeah, it's pretty immediately my favorite of theirs too, which I didn't expect. The singles didn't click with me quite as quickly a the singles from the first two albums, but hearing all the songs together, it's easier to see what they were going for. Would be a monster of a record to hear them play live.

I might write something about it. I only heard it for the first time yesterday, so I wasn't really planning on it, but I'm really enjoying it, so perhaps!

 

It sort of sounds "live" even in an album setting, which I love, but yeah I agree. This thing was made to be played LOUD.

 

Parts of it even sound a bit improv-y, which is cool. I was kind of surprised it's the same producer as their first two, because it feels a little bit looser across the board.

 

Yeah totally agree.